Mertzig

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Mertzig
Mäerzeg
Coat of arms of Mertzig
Location of Mertzig in Luxembourg
Administration
Country Luxembourg
District (Dark grey) Diekirch
Canton (Dark red) Diekirch
LAU 2 LU00002011
Mayor Claude Staudt
Geography
Area
  - Rank		 11.10 km² (4.29 sq mi)
102nd of 116
Highest point
  - Rank		 409 m (1,342 ft)
50th of 116
Lowest point
  - Rank		 302 m (991 ft)
104th of 116
Population
Population (2005)
  - Rank		 1,534
71st of 116
Density (2005)
  - Rank		 138.2 /km² (358 /sq mi)
46th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Mertzig (Luxembourgish: Mäerzeg) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.

As of 2005, the town of Mertzig, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,439.

Mertzig was formed on 30 December 1874, when it was detached from the commune of Feulen. The law forming Mertzig was passed on the 20 November 1874.[1]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ (French)/(German) Mémorial A, 1874, No. 34 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-08-15.
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Communes of Diekirch

Coordinates: 49°50′N, 6°00′E

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